Lycaena ottomana

Two females, one from the site at Kelcyrë the other from Tepelenë, were placed in a netted pot containing Rumex acetosa Linnaeus, brought specifically to Albania by MGP for the purpose of a rearing experiment. Ova were laid on the leaves (a majority on the undersides) and the stems of the plant (Fig. 3). On hatching, L ₁ larvae immediately started to feed on the underside leaves of their host plant (Fig. 4). Once transferred back to the UK the larvae developed rapidly (Figs. 5-6), brought on by the warmth of MGP's conservatory, and pupation took place on 20.VI.2014 (Fig. 7). The first adult, a male, emerged on 30.VI.2014 (Fig. 8), the first female on 7.VII.2014 (Figs. 10-11) .